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Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

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<strong>Connoquenessing</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>Chapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 5-L: Highlight and preserve local history within the region (continued).Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority11. Develop a farming heritage museum. Municipalities,Citizens, HistoricalSocieties, FarmersPrivate Sources,FoundationsLowGoal 5-M: Promote appreciation for the local history.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Incorporate local history into classes Schools, Historical Private Sources,Hightaught at local school districts.Societies, Citizens Foundations2. Increase awareness of the watershed'shistorical Native American culture.Historical Societies,Ancestors, SchoolsPrivate Sources,FoundationsMedium3. Host community events or festivalscommemorating local historical events,places, and cultures.Historical Societies,Communities, CivicGroupsPrivate Sources,FoundationsMedium4. Increase availability of historical sitesand museums making it easier and moreconvenient for visitors to attend.Historic Museums andSites, HistoricalSocietiesPrivate Sources,FoundationsLow5. Establish an organization to preservehistoric sites, structures, and relics.Municipalities, CitizensPrivate Sources,FoundationsLowGoal 5-N: Promote community involvement in conservation and educational initiatives.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Involve students and citizens inwatershed activities.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,<strong>Conservation</strong> Districts,School DistrictsDEP, DCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsHigh2. Establish a communication network forschool districts within the<strong>Connoquenessing</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> watershed toshare information collected.School Districts,<strong>Conservation</strong> GroupsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsHigh3. Partner with businesses and industries tosupport local watershed work.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,BusinessesPrivate SourcesHigh4. Create a watershed-wide recognitionrewarding those advancingenvironmental education.<strong>Conservation</strong> GroupsPrivate Sources,FoundationsMedium5. Identify opportunities to engage localcitizens in conservation and stewardshipefforts with opportunities of varyingdegrees of involvement to enable a widerange of able individuals to contribute.<strong>Conservation</strong> GroupsPrivate Sources,FoundationsMedium6. Establish "Friends" groups to maintainpublic parks and trails, and to diffuseconflicts between adjacent propertyowners, and park or trail users.Concerned Citizens,<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,DCNR, Counties andMunicipalitiesPrivate Sources,FoundationsMedium7-41

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